Home of Hammersmith Arts & Crafts legend to open for candlelit tours
One of Hammersmith’s most historic homes is opening its doors to candlelit evening tours – giving an atmospheric perspective to a charming time capsule of a house
Artist Emery Walker’s house at 7 Hammersmith Terrace (near the Black Lion pub) is staging the exclusive tours on Halloween and 1 November, when the home of the Arts & Crafts movement visionary who mentored William Morris will transport visitors back in time, using the minimal lighting of yesteryear.
One of the most revered authentic interiors of its age will be candlelit for the 7pm guided tours, preceded by drinks in the garden, weather permitting.
Emery Walker’s House has one of the largest in-situ collections of Morris & Co wallpapers in the world, while many of the objects and possessions in the building were created for Walker by his close friends and colleagues in the Arts & Crafts movement.
They include mirrors, books, paintings, emphemera, chandeliers, textiles, rugs, Chinese and Moroccan ceramics, and hangings.
Online bookings for the candlelit tours are restricted to eight per evening, click here for tickets
Open House London
The house is also taking part in the Open House programme on Sunday (September 22), 2-5pm; one of a host of buildings of interest open for free visits over that weekend.
Others in Hammersmith & Fulham open on both Saturday and Sunday (September 21-22) are:
- ArtWest Studios in Hythe Road, Old Oak, NW10 – a series of artists’ dens in a former Edwardian factory
- Bridget Joyce Square, Australia Road, W12; a public park built by Hammersmith & Fulham Council to manage rainwater and reduce flood risk
- The Bush Theatre, the former Victorian library at 7 Uxbridge Road, W12, with some backstage access
- The former governor’s house at Wormwood Scrubs prison, in Du Cane Road, W12, now Koestler Arts, the prison arts charity
- POSK, the brutalist Polish cultural centre at 238 King Street, W6
- The Roca Gallery at Station Court, Townmead Road, SW6
- St Augustine’s church, 55 Fulham Palace Road, W6
- Kelmscott House, 26 Upper Mall, W6. The former home of fellow Arts & Crafts legend William Morris
Open on Saturday (September 21) only:
- Colet House, the artists’ studio building at 151 Talgarth Road, W14
- Jonathan Tuckey design studio, 58 Milson Road, W14
- Kenneth Armitage Foundation, 22a Avonmore Road, W14; house of Arts & Crafts pioneer James MacLaren
- Lamda, the London Academy of Music & Dramatic Art, 155 Talgarth Road, W14
- Studio McLeod, 32 Oaklands Grove, W12, a quirky family home built round an interlocking oak structure
- St Paul’s Girls’ School, Brook Green, W6
- Hurlingham Club, Ranelagh Gardens, SW6
- The Round House, 188 Blythe Road, W14; a stylish modern-design home
- Westworks, 195 Wood Lane, W12; the former BBC admin HQ
- Tin House, Smugglers Yard, Devonport Road, W12; an unusual urban home
- West Ken and Gibbs Green; meet on Mund Street Green, W14, for a resident-led guided tour of the estate
- Chapel of St Francis, Wormwood Scrubs prison, Du Cane Road, W12; the finest prison chapel in England
Open on Sunday (September 22) only:
- Fulham Palace, Bishop’s Avenue, SW6, the former residence of the Bishop of London
- Greenside Primary School, 51 Westville Road, W12, designed by Erno Goldfinger
Click here for more details on Open House London.
